POWER vs. POW ??? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Christopher Kings-Lynne
Subject POWER vs. POW ???
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Msg-id 4385AB55.8030803@familyhealth.com.au
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Responses Re: POWER vs. POW ???  (Michael Glaesemann <grzm@myrealbox.com>)
Re: POWER vs. POW ???  ("D'Arcy J.M. Cain" <darcy@druid.net>)
Re: POWER vs. POW ???  (Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl@familyhealth.com.au>)
Re: POWER vs. POW ???  (Reinoud van Leeuwen <reinoud.v@n.leeuwen.net>)
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How come these give slightly different results?

test=# SELECT POW(2,-2); pow
------ 0.25
(1 row)

test=# SELECT POWER(2,-2); power
-------  0.25
(1 row)


(Note width of result field.)

Chris


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